1977 Winter - A Midsummer Night's Dream - Program

THE PROMPTER
Gettysburg College
VOLUME XV, NO. 2 SEASON LXIII
The poet's eye, in a fine frenzy rolling,
Doth glance from heaven to earth, from earth to heaven;
And as imagination bodies forth
The forms of things unknown, the poet's pen
Turns them to shapes, and gives to airy nothing
a local habitation and a name.
Theseus, Duke of Athens
MIDSUMMER MADNESS
William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream was first printed in the year
1600. As to the exact date it was written, we cannot be sure, though stylistically it has
been grouped with Richard /I and Romeo and Juliet which were written in 1594 and
1595. We can be certain that Dream was an occasional piece of writing, created for per­formance
at a wedding of a noble couple. Queen Elizabeth herself was probably a guest
at such a wedding for she is flattered in an allusion Oberon directs to her in Scene II.
(A certain aim he took at a fair Vestal, throned by the West.) The theme of virginity as
necessary for marital happiness is a major one in the play, this, too, supports the premise
that Dream was written as a wedding play.
However, the genius of Shakespeare transcends occasion; Dream is more than merely
a play meant to amuse a celebrating court. Rather, like all Shakespearean comedies, it
depicts the nature of love in a variety of realms. To explore this most highly complex
human quality, Shakespeare constructs three different levels within the play, and on each
level it is love that prompts the intrigue.
First there is the level of everyday Elizabethan England, best represented by Theseus
and Hippolyta, but also by the lovers (Demetrius and Helena, Lysander and Hermia) who
become victims of the characters in the next level. Theseus' and Hippolyta's love for each
other is a rational, stable love, contrasted by that of the lovers which flutters from wh im
to whim, a phenomenom which 'brings us to the second level - that of the Fairies.
Led by Oberon and Titania, it is the magic of the fairies that controls the hearts of the
lovers on this midsummer night. This romantic shuffling stems from ·a marital quarrel
between the Fairy King and Queen. In this scene Shakespeare's depiction of love with all.
of its accompanying problems expands into cosmic realms, though its impact reaches the
earthly levels. When jealously threatens the stability of their love all of the natural world
is adversely affected. It is only when their domestic squabble is resolved, that the earthly
romances of the lovers too are set back to order. Puck, Oberon's agent, is the mischievous
experimenter with love, having the same fascination for its various aspects as does the
play's author. Sometimes following the directions of Oberon and sometimes not, he is
largely responsible for the Midsummer Madness that occurs. And madness it is indeed!
What could better illustrate the blinding powers of love than Queen Titania's passion for
Bottom, whom Puck has just turned into an ass?
A third level in the play involves the Rude Mechanicals who represent the world of
pre-Homeric Greece. They rehearse, and in the last scene present a classic tragedy with a
"Romeo and Juliet-type" love theme. The story within the play also serves to parallel
the dilemma that faces Hermia and Lysander in Scene One though their va-sion is quite a
bit Iighter. Unintentionally the players mock the love that so grips the members of the
other levels.
A Midsummer Night's Dream represents a combination of "totally disparate worlds
into one unified whole; the sharp contrasts brought together there would have destroyed
the play's balance in the hands of any lesser playwright. For, indeed, it required
Shakespeare's genius to bring together Bottom and Puck, the crude real ism of the artisans
and the exquisite delicacy of the fairy world, the stylized and pointed repartee of the
Athenian lovers and the dignified manner of Theseus and Hippolyta." Shakespeare has
both contrasted the diversified elements in the play and at the same time balanced them
illustrating "the unifying power of the spirit of comedy and the poetic imagination."
Sharon Keech
Ay me! for aught that ever I could read,
Could ever hear by tale or history,
The course of true love never did run smooth.
Theatre Arts at Gettysburg College
presents
The Owl and Nightingale Players
in
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT1S DREAM
by
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
Directed by
EMILE O. SCHMIDT
March 10, 11, 12,14,15,
1977
The Scene is Athens -- The Palace and a Wood near by.
There will be one intermission.
* * * * * * * * * * *
Choreography by Susan Maizel
Original music composed by Ian Lindevald
Musicians -- Kim Kiec, Karen Addison, Carolyn Reed, Meg Weikel
* * * * * * * * * * *
Shall we their fond pageant see?
Lord, what fools these mortals be!
CAST FOR
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM
The Court
TH ESEUS, Duke of Athens . . .
HIPPOLYTA, Queen of the Amazons,
betrothed to Theseus
LYSANDER, beloved of Hermia
DEMETRIUS, suitor to Hermia,
approved by Egeus
HERMIA, daughter to Egeus,
in love with Lysander
HELENA, in love with Demetrius
EGEUS, father to Hermia. . .
PH ILOSTRATE, Master of the Revels to Theseus
ATTENDANTS on Theseus and Hippolyta . .
The Rude Mechanicals
PETER auINCE, a carpenter;
Prologue in the interlude
NICK BOTTOM, a weaver;
PYRAMUS in the same.
FRANCIS FLUTE, a bellows-mender;
THISBY in the same .
TOM SNOUT, a tinker; WALL in the same
SNUG, a joiner; LION in the same . . .
ROBIN STARVELING, a tailor;
MOONSHINE in the same.
The Fantasticals
OBERON, King of the Fairies
TITANIA, Queen of the Fairies
PUCK, or ROBIN GOODFELLOW.
FAIRIES
PEASBLOSSOM
COBWEB ..
MOTH ...
MUSTARDSEED.
CHUCK SMITH
JANE ROOSA
ALEX WILKIE
RICHARD SHUTE
VAN ESSA MOSSMAN
HOLLY MACKENZIE
PETER WI LLIAMSON
. .. NICK BUTA
. . . LAUREN KICK
KENNETH GOODY
CLAUDIA PELLICIOTTI
PETER CLAIN
TERRY SMITHERS
GEORGE BLACK
IAN L1NDEVALD
BETSEY ERMENTROUT
MARY LIZ SCHOFER
PETER BARNES
· . . . PETE FI L1ACI
SUSAN MAIZEL
· MARY JANE CHRISTIE
· . SUSAN MORRISON
. CYNTHIA ESTERBROOKS
NAOMI THIERS
. . LORRAINE RABELER
J
WHO'S WHO
HOLLY MACKENZIE is a senior psychology major and a member of the a & N executive
committee. She has done remarkably vivid and often heart warming portrayals of charac­ters
in Elizabeth I, The Crucible, Godspell, Wedding on the Eiffel Tower, The Ugly
Duckling, and Children's Theatre. In Lab Theatre XII she directed a powerful scene from
Mary Queen of Scotland. She has been a valuable asset to 0& N and will be missed by all.
BETSEY ERMENTROUT (alias Miss Trout) has given many hours of her three and a half
years at Gettysburg College to theatre arts. She has done roles in various one acts and
Children's Theatre, the most recent of which was the Queen in The Ugly Duckling. Back
stage work includes the direction of the one act A Resounding Tinkle, stage managing
The Crucible and lighting technician for A Man for All Seasons. In addition to her double
psychology/Elementary Education major and student teaching a devotion to theatre keeps
her quite busy.
CHUCK SMITH, a senior economics major, made his debut in a & N productions last
spring with a striking performance as Jesus in Godspell. Without neglecting his activity in
the College Choir he has portrayed John Bagtry in Another Part of the Forest and directed
the wild one act play The Hairy Falsetto.
PETE FI L1ACI, a junior English major, has undertaken a role in every major 0& N pro­duction
since the fall of his freshman year. His involvement in the CPC Summer Theatre
helps to exemplify his versatility as an actor playing roles as different as Richard Miller in
Ah Wilderness and Nick in Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? His most recent performance
as Marcus Hubbard in Another Part of the Forest enhances this distinction. Other not­able
performances include Rev. Hale in The Crucible, Judas in Godspell, Jerry in Zoo
Story, and Dance Theatre workshop. Working backstage he has directed the one.act
Impromptu, secured a position on the a & N executive committee for two years, and is
now the theatre arts student assistant.
GEORGE BLACK, Ii junior biology major, is the President of Owl & Nightingale. His
knowledge of the various aspects of theatre practice along with his additional involve­ment
with the CPC Summer Theatre help to qualify him for this position. He is parti­cularly
interested in acting, stage lighting, and set construction. He has played the roles
of the Player in Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead and Ben in Another Part of the
Forest, done lighting for Godspell and numerous visiting theatre groups, and worked on
the set for The Crucible. He prides himself in doing jobs that might otherwise not get done.
PETE BARNES, junior Political Science major, although very active in student govern­ment
has found time to do publicity and program for various a & N productions, direct a
one act play by his favorite playwright Tennessee Williams and played Thomas Putman
in The Crucible.
RICHARD SHUTE, a junior, has come this year into a & N. His debut in the first one
act of the season as Arnold in Crawling Arnold placed him in demand for the remainder
of the Lab Theatre season.
SUE MAIZEL, a Theatre Arts and Secondary Education major of the sophomore class,
came to a & N after many years of training in dance. She has helped to add this new
dimension to the company. Her choreography greatly facilitated the intricate productions
of Godspell in which she also undertook a major role. She also played the aging Lavinia
Hubbard in Another Part of the Forest and roles in student productions in addition to
her own production of The Serpent.
VANESSA MOSSMAN in her year and a half with a & N has acquainted herself with a
number of theatre activities including five performances in The Crucible and Dance
Theatre workshop, direction of The Ugly Duckling, stage managing Another Part of the
Forest and technical work for Godspell.
JANE ROOSA, a Theatre Arts/Elementary Education major, has undertaken significant
roles in major productions during her one and one half years at Gettysburg College. Her
portrayal of the shrewd and calculating characters Regina in Another Part of the Forest
and Abagail in The Crucible may have appeared out of place with the slapstick gaiety she
conveyed in Godspell. These parts and her direction of the eerie one act Worms serve as a
reminder of her talent.
PETER WILLIAMSON, a sophomore, like many of 0 & N's new members became active
in the highly successful Theatre Laboratory this year securing roles in both Adaptations
and The Hairy Falsetto.
SUE MORRISON is a sophomore Biology major who has acted with 0 & N in her fresh­man
year in title role in Anouilh's Antigone and has done make-up for other productions.
MARY LIZ SCHOFER, a sophomore Theatre Arts major has been particularly active in
student directed plays both major and one act productions. Her roles include Wanda June
in HappY' Birthday Wanda June and Barbara in Lou Gehrig Did Not Die of Cancer. She
also directed the one act Adaptations. Under the direction of Mr. Schmidt she played
Mary Warren in The Crucible for which she received acclaim from the Gettysburgian.
MARY JANE CHRISTIE is a freshman transfer student from Catholic University and a
Theatre Arts major. She has done roles in two Lab Theatre productions and an admirable
characterization of Birdy Bagtry in Another Part of the Forest. Her enthusiasm for the
theatre is sure to make her a cornerstone in 0 & N's future.
ALEX WI LKIE, freshman, not unfamiliar to the Gettysburg College stage has gained some
audience approval doing comedy routines in the Bob Newhart vein. His ability to play
more serious roles like Oscar in Another Part of the Forest and more subtle comedy in
The Ugly Duckling may be indications of a versatile actor.
TERRY SMITHERS is an ambitious, hard-working freshman member of 0 & N who has
already taken on roles in a children's play The Dancing Donkey, The Case of the Crushed
Petunias and Another Part of the Forest. Recently Terry won the dance marathon helping
the Wee Care Day Center for children.
IAN L1NDEVALD, freshman, has showed interest and promising talent in both acting
and stage lighting. His role as a musician in Another Part of the Forest undoubtedly fit
his aspirations as a music major. 0 & N looks forward to his continued involvement.
NICK BUTA, freshman, has only done one other performance for 0 & N. He played the
precocious ass in The Dancing Donkey a children's play that toured to nearby elementary
schools.
CLAUDIA PELLICIOTTI, a sophomore, gave a fine performance her first time on stage in
The Serpent. Hopefully she will find more time to devote to the theatre in acting or
creative design.
o & N welcomes to the Gettysburg College stage senior Biology major PETER CLAIN
and freshmen CYNDI ESTABROOKS, KEN GOODY, LAUREN KICK, LORRAINE
RABELER, and NAOMI THIERS.
WHO'S WHO (Can't.)
EMI LE O. SCHMIDT (Director) -- During his 22 years of college teaching. Mr. Schmidt
has directed more than 170 productions. Covering a broad range of theatre, the works
include last fall's Another Part of the Forest, last spring's The Crucible and Godspell, the
way out Elizabeth I (with five Elizabeth's), the controversial Viet Rock, the Restoration
comedy The Country Wife and the 19th century Fashion! The list includes at least four
by O'Neill, Chekhov, G. B. Shaw and Shakespeare (Macbeth, Othello, Henry I V, Part I,
and Twelfth Night -- as a western!) In addition, he has directed his own plays, Room and
View, The Rockpickers and The Diners. His written work extends to articles in principal
theatrical journals.
All five members of the Schmidt household are at present involved in Theatre.
Mrs. Patricia Schmidt is directing You Can't Take It with You at the Gettysburg Junior
High School, Kristine (a high school senior) is directing a production of Godspell at
St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Biglerville, a production which will feature her sister
Jennifer, and Matthew (a fifth grader) will soon appear as a Flying Monkey in The Wizard
of Oz at Biglerville Elementary. (He will also serve as the curtain puller!)
PRODUCTION STAFF
Production Supervisor
Stage Manager.
Asst. Stage Manager
Lighting.
Properties
Costumes .
Publicity
· John Tschop
Dorothy Slingluff
. Peter Williamson
· Koen Loeven
John Skrabak
· Lauren Kick
Jennifer Coates
Deanna Doris
Melanie Maddox
Colleen Terhune
.Mary Liz Schofer
Cathy Potosnak
Cheryl Rockel
Cheryl Peterson
Joan Puzzini
Ann Koons
Janet Martin
Christy Ferran
COMING
Wednesday, March 30 -
THE LIVING STAGE
Washington, D.C. Arena Stage's
experimental touring company
in a theatrical experience
which will involve all who attend.
Only 200 persons will be admitted.
College Union Stage at 7: 15 P.M.
* * * * * * * * * * *
May 5, 6,7-
The Owl and Nightingale Players
in
HEROES AND FAILURES
a newplay by
Warren Kliewer
Directed by
Cliff Goodwin
1977 Theatre Artist-in-Residence
• • * * * * * * * • *
SUMMER
THEATRE
PRACTICUM
Is pleased to announce that its FI FTH SEASON will begin on' June 22nd.
Plays under consideration at the present time include Small Craft Warnings (by Tennessee
Williams), No Man's Land (Harold Pinter), The Little Foxes (Lillian Hellman), Equus
(Peter Shaffer), Hedda Gabler (Henrik Ibsen), Travesties (Tom Stoppard), and a musical
version of Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest.
It has been said that "the best way to learn an art is to do it." Students in the CPC Summer Theatre
Practicum put into immediate practice the techniques they learn in the several areas of the theatre.
Under professional direction and instruction and in the company of professional actors, students per­form
as actors, stage managers and technicians, and in such areas as props, costumes and publicity.
This is true both in the evening theatre and in the afternoon children's theatre. The program carries
full course credit. However, participation in the program without course credit can also be arranged.
Interested in a total theatre experience this summer? Join us!
See Mr. Schmidt for details, or write: Director, CPC Summer Theatre, Gettysburg College,
Gettysburg, Pa. 17325
The CPC Summer Theatre is located in Brua Hall on the Gettysburg Campus.
The Theatre Practicum is an offering of the Central Pennsylvania Consortium, an association of four
colleges: Dickinson, Franklin and Marshall, Gettysburg and Wilson.

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THE PROMPTER
Gettysburg College
VOLUME XV, NO. 2 SEASON LXIII
The poet's eye, in a fine frenzy rolling,
Doth glance from heaven to earth, from earth to heaven;
And as imagination bodies forth
The forms of things unknown, the poet's pen
Turns them to shapes, and gives to airy nothing
a local habitation and a name.
Theseus, Duke of Athens
MIDSUMMER MADNESS
William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream was first printed in the year
1600. As to the exact date it was written, we cannot be sure, though stylistically it has
been grouped with Richard /I and Romeo and Juliet which were written in 1594 and
1595. We can be certain that Dream was an occasional piece of writing, created for per­formance
at a wedding of a noble couple. Queen Elizabeth herself was probably a guest
at such a wedding for she is flattered in an allusion Oberon directs to her in Scene II.
(A certain aim he took at a fair Vestal, throned by the West.) The theme of virginity as
necessary for marital happiness is a major one in the play, this, too, supports the premise
that Dream was written as a wedding play.
However, the genius of Shakespeare transcends occasion; Dream is more than merely
a play meant to amuse a celebrating court. Rather, like all Shakespearean comedies, it
depicts the nature of love in a variety of realms. To explore this most highly complex
human quality, Shakespeare constructs three different levels within the play, and on each
level it is love that prompts the intrigue.
First there is the level of everyday Elizabethan England, best represented by Theseus
and Hippolyta, but also by the lovers (Demetrius and Helena, Lysander and Hermia) who
become victims of the characters in the next level. Theseus' and Hippolyta's love for each
other is a rational, stable love, contrasted by that of the lovers which flutters from wh im
to whim, a phenomenom which 'brings us to the second level - that of the Fairies.
Led by Oberon and Titania, it is the magic of the fairies that controls the hearts of the
lovers on this midsummer night. This romantic shuffling stems from ·a marital quarrel
between the Fairy King and Queen. In this scene Shakespeare's depiction of love with all.
of its accompanying problems expands into cosmic realms, though its impact reaches the
earthly levels. When jealously threatens the stability of their love all of the natural world
is adversely affected. It is only when their domestic squabble is resolved, that the earthly
romances of the lovers too are set back to order. Puck, Oberon's agent, is the mischievous
experimenter with love, having the same fascination for its various aspects as does the
play's author. Sometimes following the directions of Oberon and sometimes not, he is
largely responsible for the Midsummer Madness that occurs. And madness it is indeed!
What could better illustrate the blinding powers of love than Queen Titania's passion for
Bottom, whom Puck has just turned into an ass?
A third level in the play involves the Rude Mechanicals who represent the world of
pre-Homeric Greece. They rehearse, and in the last scene present a classic tragedy with a
"Romeo and Juliet-type" love theme. The story within the play also serves to parallel
the dilemma that faces Hermia and Lysander in Scene One though their va-sion is quite a
bit Iighter. Unintentionally the players mock the love that so grips the members of the
other levels.
A Midsummer Night's Dream represents a combination of "totally disparate worlds
into one unified whole; the sharp contrasts brought together there would have destroyed
the play's balance in the hands of any lesser playwright. For, indeed, it required
Shakespeare's genius to bring together Bottom and Puck, the crude real ism of the artisans
and the exquisite delicacy of the fairy world, the stylized and pointed repartee of the
Athenian lovers and the dignified manner of Theseus and Hippolyta." Shakespeare has
both contrasted the diversified elements in the play and at the same time balanced them
illustrating "the unifying power of the spirit of comedy and the poetic imagination."
Sharon Keech
Ay me! for aught that ever I could read,
Could ever hear by tale or history,
The course of true love never did run smooth.
Theatre Arts at Gettysburg College
presents
The Owl and Nightingale Players
in
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT1S DREAM
by
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
Directed by
EMILE O. SCHMIDT
March 10, 11, 12,14,15,
1977
The Scene is Athens -- The Palace and a Wood near by.
There will be one intermission.
* * * * * * * * * * *
Choreography by Susan Maizel
Original music composed by Ian Lindevald
Musicians -- Kim Kiec, Karen Addison, Carolyn Reed, Meg Weikel
* * * * * * * * * * *
Shall we their fond pageant see?
Lord, what fools these mortals be!
CAST FOR
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM
The Court
TH ESEUS, Duke of Athens . . .
HIPPOLYTA, Queen of the Amazons,
betrothed to Theseus
LYSANDER, beloved of Hermia
DEMETRIUS, suitor to Hermia,
approved by Egeus
HERMIA, daughter to Egeus,
in love with Lysander
HELENA, in love with Demetrius
EGEUS, father to Hermia. . .
PH ILOSTRATE, Master of the Revels to Theseus
ATTENDANTS on Theseus and Hippolyta . .
The Rude Mechanicals
PETER auINCE, a carpenter;
Prologue in the interlude
NICK BOTTOM, a weaver;
PYRAMUS in the same.
FRANCIS FLUTE, a bellows-mender;
THISBY in the same .
TOM SNOUT, a tinker; WALL in the same
SNUG, a joiner; LION in the same . . .
ROBIN STARVELING, a tailor;
MOONSHINE in the same.
The Fantasticals
OBERON, King of the Fairies
TITANIA, Queen of the Fairies
PUCK, or ROBIN GOODFELLOW.
FAIRIES
PEASBLOSSOM
COBWEB ..
MOTH ...
MUSTARDSEED.
CHUCK SMITH
JANE ROOSA
ALEX WILKIE
RICHARD SHUTE
VAN ESSA MOSSMAN
HOLLY MACKENZIE
PETER WI LLIAMSON
. .. NICK BUTA
. . . LAUREN KICK
KENNETH GOODY
CLAUDIA PELLICIOTTI
PETER CLAIN
TERRY SMITHERS
GEORGE BLACK
IAN L1NDEVALD
BETSEY ERMENTROUT
MARY LIZ SCHOFER
PETER BARNES
· . . . PETE FI L1ACI
SUSAN MAIZEL
· MARY JANE CHRISTIE
· . SUSAN MORRISON
. CYNTHIA ESTERBROOKS
NAOMI THIERS
. . LORRAINE RABELER
J
WHO'S WHO
HOLLY MACKENZIE is a senior psychology major and a member of the a & N executive
committee. She has done remarkably vivid and often heart warming portrayals of charac­ters
in Elizabeth I, The Crucible, Godspell, Wedding on the Eiffel Tower, The Ugly
Duckling, and Children's Theatre. In Lab Theatre XII she directed a powerful scene from
Mary Queen of Scotland. She has been a valuable asset to 0& N and will be missed by all.
BETSEY ERMENTROUT (alias Miss Trout) has given many hours of her three and a half
years at Gettysburg College to theatre arts. She has done roles in various one acts and
Children's Theatre, the most recent of which was the Queen in The Ugly Duckling. Back
stage work includes the direction of the one act A Resounding Tinkle, stage managing
The Crucible and lighting technician for A Man for All Seasons. In addition to her double
psychology/Elementary Education major and student teaching a devotion to theatre keeps
her quite busy.
CHUCK SMITH, a senior economics major, made his debut in a & N productions last
spring with a striking performance as Jesus in Godspell. Without neglecting his activity in
the College Choir he has portrayed John Bagtry in Another Part of the Forest and directed
the wild one act play The Hairy Falsetto.
PETE FI L1ACI, a junior English major, has undertaken a role in every major 0& N pro­duction
since the fall of his freshman year. His involvement in the CPC Summer Theatre
helps to exemplify his versatility as an actor playing roles as different as Richard Miller in
Ah Wilderness and Nick in Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? His most recent performance
as Marcus Hubbard in Another Part of the Forest enhances this distinction. Other not­able
performances include Rev. Hale in The Crucible, Judas in Godspell, Jerry in Zoo
Story, and Dance Theatre workshop. Working backstage he has directed the one.act
Impromptu, secured a position on the a & N executive committee for two years, and is
now the theatre arts student assistant.
GEORGE BLACK, Ii junior biology major, is the President of Owl & Nightingale. His
knowledge of the various aspects of theatre practice along with his additional involve­ment
with the CPC Summer Theatre help to qualify him for this position. He is parti­cularly
interested in acting, stage lighting, and set construction. He has played the roles
of the Player in Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead and Ben in Another Part of the
Forest, done lighting for Godspell and numerous visiting theatre groups, and worked on
the set for The Crucible. He prides himself in doing jobs that might otherwise not get done.
PETE BARNES, junior Political Science major, although very active in student govern­ment
has found time to do publicity and program for various a & N productions, direct a
one act play by his favorite playwright Tennessee Williams and played Thomas Putman
in The Crucible.
RICHARD SHUTE, a junior, has come this year into a & N. His debut in the first one
act of the season as Arnold in Crawling Arnold placed him in demand for the remainder
of the Lab Theatre season.
SUE MAIZEL, a Theatre Arts and Secondary Education major of the sophomore class,
came to a & N after many years of training in dance. She has helped to add this new
dimension to the company. Her choreography greatly facilitated the intricate productions
of Godspell in which she also undertook a major role. She also played the aging Lavinia
Hubbard in Another Part of the Forest and roles in student productions in addition to
her own production of The Serpent.
VANESSA MOSSMAN in her year and a half with a & N has acquainted herself with a
number of theatre activities including five performances in The Crucible and Dance
Theatre workshop, direction of The Ugly Duckling, stage managing Another Part of the
Forest and technical work for Godspell.
JANE ROOSA, a Theatre Arts/Elementary Education major, has undertaken significant
roles in major productions during her one and one half years at Gettysburg College. Her
portrayal of the shrewd and calculating characters Regina in Another Part of the Forest
and Abagail in The Crucible may have appeared out of place with the slapstick gaiety she
conveyed in Godspell. These parts and her direction of the eerie one act Worms serve as a
reminder of her talent.
PETER WILLIAMSON, a sophomore, like many of 0 & N's new members became active
in the highly successful Theatre Laboratory this year securing roles in both Adaptations
and The Hairy Falsetto.
SUE MORRISON is a sophomore Biology major who has acted with 0 & N in her fresh­man
year in title role in Anouilh's Antigone and has done make-up for other productions.
MARY LIZ SCHOFER, a sophomore Theatre Arts major has been particularly active in
student directed plays both major and one act productions. Her roles include Wanda June
in HappY' Birthday Wanda June and Barbara in Lou Gehrig Did Not Die of Cancer. She
also directed the one act Adaptations. Under the direction of Mr. Schmidt she played
Mary Warren in The Crucible for which she received acclaim from the Gettysburgian.
MARY JANE CHRISTIE is a freshman transfer student from Catholic University and a
Theatre Arts major. She has done roles in two Lab Theatre productions and an admirable
characterization of Birdy Bagtry in Another Part of the Forest. Her enthusiasm for the
theatre is sure to make her a cornerstone in 0 & N's future.
ALEX WI LKIE, freshman, not unfamiliar to the Gettysburg College stage has gained some
audience approval doing comedy routines in the Bob Newhart vein. His ability to play
more serious roles like Oscar in Another Part of the Forest and more subtle comedy in
The Ugly Duckling may be indications of a versatile actor.
TERRY SMITHERS is an ambitious, hard-working freshman member of 0 & N who has
already taken on roles in a children's play The Dancing Donkey, The Case of the Crushed
Petunias and Another Part of the Forest. Recently Terry won the dance marathon helping
the Wee Care Day Center for children.
IAN L1NDEVALD, freshman, has showed interest and promising talent in both acting
and stage lighting. His role as a musician in Another Part of the Forest undoubtedly fit
his aspirations as a music major. 0 & N looks forward to his continued involvement.
NICK BUTA, freshman, has only done one other performance for 0 & N. He played the
precocious ass in The Dancing Donkey a children's play that toured to nearby elementary
schools.
CLAUDIA PELLICIOTTI, a sophomore, gave a fine performance her first time on stage in
The Serpent. Hopefully she will find more time to devote to the theatre in acting or
creative design.
o & N welcomes to the Gettysburg College stage senior Biology major PETER CLAIN
and freshmen CYNDI ESTABROOKS, KEN GOODY, LAUREN KICK, LORRAINE
RABELER, and NAOMI THIERS.
WHO'S WHO (Can't.)
EMI LE O. SCHMIDT (Director) -- During his 22 years of college teaching. Mr. Schmidt
has directed more than 170 productions. Covering a broad range of theatre, the works
include last fall's Another Part of the Forest, last spring's The Crucible and Godspell, the
way out Elizabeth I (with five Elizabeth's), the controversial Viet Rock, the Restoration
comedy The Country Wife and the 19th century Fashion! The list includes at least four
by O'Neill, Chekhov, G. B. Shaw and Shakespeare (Macbeth, Othello, Henry I V, Part I,
and Twelfth Night -- as a western!) In addition, he has directed his own plays, Room and
View, The Rockpickers and The Diners. His written work extends to articles in principal
theatrical journals.
All five members of the Schmidt household are at present involved in Theatre.
Mrs. Patricia Schmidt is directing You Can't Take It with You at the Gettysburg Junior
High School, Kristine (a high school senior) is directing a production of Godspell at
St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Biglerville, a production which will feature her sister
Jennifer, and Matthew (a fifth grader) will soon appear as a Flying Monkey in The Wizard
of Oz at Biglerville Elementary. (He will also serve as the curtain puller!)
PRODUCTION STAFF
Production Supervisor
Stage Manager.
Asst. Stage Manager
Lighting.
Properties
Costumes .
Publicity
· John Tschop
Dorothy Slingluff
. Peter Williamson
· Koen Loeven
John Skrabak
· Lauren Kick
Jennifer Coates
Deanna Doris
Melanie Maddox
Colleen Terhune
.Mary Liz Schofer
Cathy Potosnak
Cheryl Rockel
Cheryl Peterson
Joan Puzzini
Ann Koons
Janet Martin
Christy Ferran
COMING
Wednesday, March 30 -
THE LIVING STAGE
Washington, D.C. Arena Stage's
experimental touring company
in a theatrical experience
which will involve all who attend.
Only 200 persons will be admitted.
College Union Stage at 7: 15 P.M.
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May 5, 6,7-
The Owl and Nightingale Players
in
HEROES AND FAILURES
a newplay by
Warren Kliewer
Directed by
Cliff Goodwin
1977 Theatre Artist-in-Residence
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SUMMER
THEATRE
PRACTICUM
Is pleased to announce that its FI FTH SEASON will begin on' June 22nd.
Plays under consideration at the present time include Small Craft Warnings (by Tennessee
Williams), No Man's Land (Harold Pinter), The Little Foxes (Lillian Hellman), Equus
(Peter Shaffer), Hedda Gabler (Henrik Ibsen), Travesties (Tom Stoppard), and a musical
version of Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest.
It has been said that "the best way to learn an art is to do it." Students in the CPC Summer Theatre
Practicum put into immediate practice the techniques they learn in the several areas of the theatre.
Under professional direction and instruction and in the company of professional actors, students per­form
as actors, stage managers and technicians, and in such areas as props, costumes and publicity.
This is true both in the evening theatre and in the afternoon children's theatre. The program carries
full course credit. However, participation in the program without course credit can also be arranged.
Interested in a total theatre experience this summer? Join us!
See Mr. Schmidt for details, or write: Director, CPC Summer Theatre, Gettysburg College,
Gettysburg, Pa. 17325
The CPC Summer Theatre is located in Brua Hall on the Gettysburg Campus.
The Theatre Practicum is an offering of the Central Pennsylvania Consortium, an association of four
colleges: Dickinson, Franklin and Marshall, Gettysburg and Wilson.